The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for a low-pressure area persisting over the Southwest Bay of Bengal to the southeast of Sri Lanka.
The advisory, issued at 3 p.m. today (Feb. 18) is directed at multi-day fishing vessels and the naval community.
Under the influence of the system, heavy showers or thundershowers, strong winds of 50–60 kmph and rough to very rough seas are expected in the affected sea areas.
The department said it is closely monitoring the system and urged the naval and fishing communities to remain attentive to future forecasts and bulletins. (Newswire)
